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Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by SchizoDuckie »

TobbenTM wrote: post #8
SchizoDuckie wrote: post #2

I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is…

You might want to look into using something like TVTorrents and a an RSS feed with your favorite shows..

Needs signups, knowledge abouts rss feeds, setting up, passwords, navigating to a specific site, mine has none of that :)

Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by steevdave »

pflats wrote: post #10
SchizoDuckie wrote: post #2

I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is…

I found an easier way to do this. For example, let's try Arrow. 1. Click the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id56243... 2. Click "Buy Season Pass". 3. All the episodes will download automatically as soon as they're available! I didn't even have to build a web app for this.

I tried clicking your link but it doesn't seem to work for me. Perhaps because I'm using Linux.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by isaacwaller »

pflats wrote: post #10
SchizoDuckie wrote: post #2

I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is…

I found an easier way to do this. For example, let's try Arrow. 1. Click the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id56243... 2. Click "Buy Season Pass". 3. All the episodes will download automatically as soon as they're available! I didn't even have to build a web app for this.

I fully support legal purchasing of media (and do not pirate any shows myself) but this is not really a good option due to the restrictive DRM and lack of support on Linux, Android, Google TV, etc.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by yumyum »

SchizoDuckie wrote: post #17
yumyum wrote: post #16

Nice. I had the same problem of maintaing my tv shows so one weekend I decided to built something, only I made it as a website : http://www.entofly.com

Nice design, but: 0 results for "misfits" :)

Yeah. I had to add popular shows manually, so maybe missed a few.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by SchizoDuckie »

pedrogrande wrote: post #4
SchizoDuckie wrote: post #2

I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is…

Excellent work! If you feel like adding an extra feature, I would love a link to the 720p version of each episode.

I just released version 0.3 :)

V0.3 * Fixed some bugs in the layout and interaction when searching torrents

* Netbook support (list now scrolls properly on low height devices)

* ThePirateBay mirror is now configurable from the options page. Implemented automagic ThePirateBay Mirror Search using FuckTimKuik.org

* Added an option on settings page to search only for 720p torrents

* Implemented auto-update.

If you installed v0.2, You will have to do a manual update. (go to extra -> extensions -> remove the plugin, re-install it)

Re: Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

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Post by SchizoDuckie »

SchizoDuckie wrote: post #6
PinkBunny wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really love it. Just one minor suggestion, when the list of episodes requires a scroll (eg. Castle), the back and remove from favorites button should still be present at he bottom without a need to scroll.

Good suggestion. simple to implement. makes it more friendly

Has been implemented in v 0.3!
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